DocumentCode
3458635
Title
Controlled rotation of trapped particles in a spiral interference pattern
Author
Paterson, L. ; MacDonald, M.P. ; Arlt, J. ; Volke-Sepulveda, K. ; Bryant, P.E. ; Sibbett, W. ; Dholakia, K.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Saint Andrews Univ., UK
fYear
2001
fDate
11-11 May 2001
Abstract
Summary form only given. We demonstrate controlled rotation of trapped, objects in a spiral interference pattern generated by a Laguerre-Gaussian beam and a plane wave. This technique for rotation does not depend on intrinsic properties of the trapped particle.
Keywords
biological techniques; holographic interferometry; light interference; radiation pressure; rotation; Laguerre-Gaussian beam; azimuthal index; chromosome; controlled rotation; glass spheres; holographic element; micro stiffer; optical gradient force; optical tweezers; plane wave; spiral interference pattern; trapped particles; triangularly symmetric structures; two armed interference pattern; Arm; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Holographic optical components; Holography; Interference; Optical interferometry; Optical vortices; Particle beams; Spirals;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-662-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2001.948245
Filename
948245
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